On Thursday, singer Jennifer Hudson was absolutely bursting to tell Oprah Winfrey and her studio audience how much weight she has lost on Weight Watchers.

Her Weight Watchers leader Liz, however, was less enthusiastic. It seems she didn't want people to get caught up on the number of pounds as much as the need to change bad habits.

But after some discussion – and Hudson bouncing in her seat and saying "I want to tell it!" – she revealed the magic number.

"I've lost 80 pounds," she told Winfrey before the talk show host and some members of the audience gave her a standing ovation.

Resplendent in a gray dress and heels, Hudson told Winfrey she is still adjusting to her new body.

"It's like a brand new me," she said. "Sometimes I don't even recognize myself."

Hudson said she made the decision to lose the weight while she was pregnant with her now 2-year-old son, and she eventually went from a size 16 to a size 6.

The singer, who told Winfrey that she prepares all of her own food, allowed the show's cameras to follow her to a gym where she played basketball with a cousin, jumped double dutch and ran on the treadmill as part of her workout.

Dozens of Hudson's family and friends in Chicago, Indiana and Mississippi joined her on her weight loss journey, and Winfrey revealed that collectively the group had lost 1,935 pounds.

"The only thing I can do to honor their memory is to make them proud," Hudson said.

More tears flowed when Winfrey brought out fashion guru Tim Gunn to give three of Hudson's cousins who have also lost weight on Weight Watchers a makeover. (Gunn is a fashion consultant for the weight loss organization.)

And since it wouldn't be an "Oprah" show without a free giveaway, Winfrey announced that every audience member would receive three, free one-year memberships to Weight Watchers - one for the audience member and two for friends of their choice.

Hudson also performed her new single, "Where You At," from her forthcoming album.

I cannot help it, but this commercial is back and I'm again losing weight by running for the remote so indeed Jhud has the POWER to make me lose weight. First off, this girl never came off right to me, even from AI I could not stand that huge and annoying voice. She won the Academy Award on a fluke because hollywood wanted to give those loser producers and directors big claims to Movie-tizing (new word) Dream Girls. As a result, this is a very unattractive girl that went all the way to Hollywood to be a Baby Mama. I do not like her, her singing, acting or disposition. Nough said, okay?

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I have not witnessed this much unrestrained ignorance in a very long time. If you do not like the person or subject at hand, why waste time blogging about it. I read this article because I like Jennifer Hudson. I would never spend time reading, let alone commenting on an article or person that did not interest me. I hope you people spend this much time on real issues. Jennifer Hudson looks good and I think she has handled the tragedies that have befallen her lately very well.

Enough with the insults to overweight people. Do you honestly think anyone in this country really wants to live with the shame that comes with being overweight? Say what you want, but empirical evidence (and common sense) shows that there are genetic, medical, and psychological issues at work which make it extremely difficult for people to lose the weight they want to lose. Yes, of course many people are able to work their a** off and overcome these obstacles, but it's one hell of a battle. Of course everyone knows eating healthier and exercising is the way to lose weight. It's too easy for the genetically blessed to throw that un-empathetic "advice" out there while sticking their noses up in the air. Show a little compassion, my god...

I CAN'T GET TO MY REMOTE FAST ENOUGH WHEN THAT WEIGHT WATCHER COMMERCIAL WITH HER IN IT COMES ON. All the other celebrities who follow the W.W.'s diet successfully and do their advertisement for them do it for the results they got from doing the Program. JENNIFER HUDSON DOES IT TO ADVERTISE HER SINGING. TOTALLY SELF-CENTERED, STUCK ON HERSELF B!T$H!!! };={] (What does Oprah's hair have to do at all with this article???)

A couple generations ago there were a lot less morbidly obese people. It just makes me laugh when they talk about "fat genes" or someone says they're fat because it's genetic. Wake up, people- American genes did not mutate that fast, the obesity epidemic is caused by lazy people eating too much of the wrong foods and that's why we are the fattest people on the planet! I just want to slap the "I've tried everything and I just can't lose weight" people. While it is true people have different matabolisms and do not lose at the same rate, a proper sensible low calorie healthy diet and exercise program will produce weight loss IF ADHERED TO. My fat cousin will tell you Weight Watchers did not work for him. He is right, he was on it for a whole ten days, cheated with junk food snacks and did not exercise. Yeah, right, it didn't work- DUH! He will tell you nothing worked, but he has never actually tried cutting calories, eating healthy and getting daily exercise. Yeah, his whole family is obese, they all eat crap and sit on the couch. Gaining weight is easy, losing it is hard work, but you have to get up off your fat lazy ass to do it. For it to stick, you have to educate yourself and make changes for the rest of your life.

Oprah makes me sick. Remember when she came out in painted on jeans with her wheelbarrow of blubber she lost (on a liquid diet and what did that cost) and pretended to be an "expert" on weight loss? Her wieght loss books (OK, so someone else really wrote them and she put her name on them for money) like, maybe she should have read some of them??? Yeah, you see how that worked out for her, the queen of yo yo dieting. The worst part is so many people think Oprah is so great and now she has basically said she "accepts" how fat she is (so they do too) like that is healthy? If I had a dollar for every pound Oprah has lost and regained, I'd be richer than Oprah!

Jennifer is an AMAZING singer. She's brought me to tears a number of times with her passionate performances. She looks amazing, clearly feels amazing, and we should all be congratulating...not hating! Go J-Hud, girl! With your bad self!

I do not like her singing at all, but it does not mean she is bad, just that she in not my cup of tea. I do applaud her weight loss w/o surgery and hope she inspires others to do the same. Nobody is born morbidly obese, we make ourselves that way by how we live our lives. There are twice as many obese ppl as there were 30 years ago- that is not genes or some mystery disease or anything else, it is just a poor diet and lifesyle.

I can't stand Oprah either- I think that big lump on the back of her head is her ego LOL.

To poster Jennifer who said,that a size 12 in miss size clothing,is entirely fat unless you are Very Tall, is totally ignorant and untrue! I'm 5'4 and a half,and I wear a size 12,but I only look somewhat overweight for my height! My face is thin,and I don't have what fat obese people have,a big fat noticable stomach,or big fat arms,legs or backside. The average height of American women is 5'3 and half and the average weight is 162.

I had been thin all of my life until at the age of 34 I was overweight and had to go on a diet for the first time in my life. Before that I did no dieting at all,ate a lot of cookies,cake,etc (I always also ate fruits and vegtables too it's just that back then I could eat all of the other fattening things,do no excercise at all not even walking,and dranl sugar soda,ate regular bread,ate regular mayonnaise and could put it on my sandwiches thick,and as many regular potatoe chips as I wanted,and was still looking thin,at a size 8.

Now,I only eat 2 low-fat low-calorie meals a day,only drink diet drinks,and eat low-fat mayonnaise,diet bread,low-fat or fat free salad dressings,and use cooking sray not oil.I rarely eat any meat either,it's just usually only one boneless skinless chicken breast. I don't do much exercise though,I take long walks only sometimes.I lost about 20 pounds and 2 pant sizes 8 years ago,by only eating 2 low-fat low-calorie meals a day,only drinking diet drinks and only rarely cheating after 5 months without cheating,and I took long walks 4 times a week,and I did this for over a year,but all I could get down to was a size 12,I couldn't even get to a 10 and I weighed 143-145 because it goes up and down.I have gained some of my weight back,but not as much as I had when I went on the diet for the first time.

I see and meet so many young women in their late teens and early 20's who are obese,with real big fat stomachs,chubby faces,and big fat arms and legs,and I should have been this way when I was thin and eating almost anything I wanted with no excercise at all,and I'm really glad I'm not big and fat now! My internist and an endocrinologist said to me,that my metabolism slowed down,and that most people's does as they get older.My internist said,she can't tell me how many countless patients she's had who were thin when they were younger,and now they are overweight.

I just noticed I made a few typing mistakes. I also want to mention that out of the many young obese women I have met, 2 of them were working in Walmart as a portrait photographers,and one was only 21 and the other was only 23,and they both had pretty faces,but the had big fat stomachs,arms and legs and their faces were kind of chubby too. There was a 19 year old manager of a CVS store who was really fat,and others like them I've met.

My mother was also thin all during her 20's,and she became very overweight starting into her mid late 30's all through her 40's. I asked my father if she ate a lot,and he said she didn't eat a lot.And I never saw her eat big breakfasts or dinners either.But she was more weight than me and was 2 and half inches shorter at only 52.

BFD! I'll say it again. BFD! If she really wants to make an impression, do something good for someone. She's sitting on a pile of cash, make a mark that way by doing something good with it. Going on that diet plan cost her $0... everything was given to her for her endorsement. The fact that she had to go on the over-rated oprah show to say what she did only proves she's crying out for attention. I don't care if she's 10 pounds or 1000, the fact that she lost weigh does not impress. Maybe she'll loose enough weight to completely disappear.

Jennifer Hudson is a great singer. Seriously, anyone who says that she sucks needs to get their ears checked. Jennifer Hudson got cheated on American Idol. So anyone who says that she is ugly or fat needs to take a long hard look in the miror

There's no way she is a size 6. A 10, 12 perhaps. She apparently has a warped mirror at home...not to mention an oversized ego. When she gains it back (and yeah, she will) I can bet you her sense of normalcy will return two fold. (or depending on how much weight she gains, 3 or 4 folds, haha)

If they anyfing I no it women. She eat too many bean burrito and sour cream. She need workout with Sammy. I work her out in bed all night, stuff her full of jelly donuts and troh her in cab. GET HOME FATTY!

I that her getting that weight off is a great thing. And just because she said she was happy in her body before, doesn't mean she decided she wasn't, and that is why she opted to do WW. I gained a ton of weight with my daughter, even though I was active throughout my pregnancy. And yes, I am a bit chunky, but I eat healthy and live an active lifestyle. I don't have a workout routine in place, but I have a desire to loose weight. Not because I don't love my body, but because it is so hard to find clothes that fit! And because I have a desire to be physically fit like I used to be before baby/c-section which has made it hard to get rid of this extra few inches of fat. All in all it is (for me) a matter of being healthy and being able to find properly fitting clothes, and maybe that is/was Hudson's motivation....

That Liz woman from WW was really annoying. Trying to promote WW that it is not about numbers, Sure. She should have had no air time. Oprah showed her! I bet Liz would have liked to tell the world how much she lost.

You are all disgusting. She was beautiful before. She didn't need to lose any weight. Unfortunately, you're all dumb enough to buy into Oprah's pseudo-spiritual nonsense that just reinforces materialism and shallowness.

Congrats on your weight loss Jennifer & you have a beautiful voice – don't pay any attention to all the haters out there. You are a strong woman who has overcome a lot. Good luck in the future and just enjoy that beautiful baby you have 🙂

@wahine; I saw her on OPRAH too, and she was wonderful! She has been through so much and has managed to just keep on up the road, bearing to the right and I admire her strength and courage. Good comment! I couldn't have said it any better. Too you jealous JENNIFER HUDSON haters, Go do what she did! Get your FAT ASSES up! Stop sitting at that computer EATING all day, spewing hate, gossip and lies! Take a walk around the block or something! I have a few pounds to lose myself; that's what I'm going to do!

CONGRATS TO YOU JENNIFER!!! Wow, you are such an insperation to women all over the world! You have a FABULOUS VOICE, a gorgeous husband, an adorable baby, and knockout figure!! lol!! I just want to congratulate you on all of your blessings and sucess! God is really blessing you through all of your ups and downs. My condolences to you and your family on the loss of your mom and other family members. But as you know God is with you always.
Keep up the great work!! ....Your fans support you 100%!! I'm still waiting on that Gospel album to drop too!! God Bless You!!

Congratulations Jennifer 🙂 I wish you well amongst all the hatred as there are faceless "ignorites" who will always go against what they have never been taught. Love 🙂 Out of all the bad things, continue to shine and take any negative energy that crosses your path and use it in a positive manner. Governments and the higher powers of this world promotes anarchy, hatred and anger so we as a people will be easier to control and persuade. Just do you, be well and have positive thought in every manner of your life. The best example in life is to be yourself and not bow to what people think of you 🙂

There are few people who know the higher power in truth and positivity. Search for it and let it become you.

Hey you jealous negative folks that are spewing your venom:
I lost 120 lbs and was late 50's when I did it too. I do not have hanging skin because I also took up riding horses vigorously almost every day and I'm so strong and feel wonderful too.
I am a size 2 and it fits my small frame too so stop judging someones size because some of us have narrow hips, small waist etc. I do have a nice body now and am healthier than ever.
It was 8 yrs ago that I lost this weight and I've kept every bit of it off and continue to live a vibrant, active life working with my 3 horses. Just find your passion that's going to give you muscle strength, isometric exercise and stretching too, but most important of all don't do something that bores you, get active and incorporate something into your life that you love and you'll be happy, positive and loving life and everyone in it because you then wish the very best for everyone else too 🙂

The problem with Weight Watchers is that they promote weight loss but not healthy eating. Any weight loss regime that encourages people to drink diet soda, refrain from fruits, and use sucralose as an artificial sweetener is far and away an unhealthy weight loss program.

You obviously don't know what you are talking about. WW doesn't encourage members to drink diet soda, although it is just another option. As for fruit, the newest version actually encourages eating fresh fruit. And the program also encourages eating lots of veggies, whole grains, etc.

I don't know what program you are talking about because it definitely is NOT Weight Watchers. They do encourage a healthy lifestyle that includes fruit. They certainly do not encourage diet soda. They do encourage at least six glasses of water a day. After all it is the person's decision as to what they eat and drink. It's called taking responsibility.

She may have talent but don't use those awards as a recognition of that talent. Many of those awards are popularity contests staged by agents and producers who are willing to pay to get their clients recognized.

Don't you love when people say you are beautiful and you can see it on their eyes and face when they say it instead of people just saying you are beautiful solely because they love you or are afraid of going to hell for saying otherwise?

LISTEN, WHY IS IT THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE SUCH HATERS, JENNIFER HUDSON IS A DIVA, SHE HAS A GIFTED VOICE,
NOT A TALENTED ON , THEIR IS A DIFFERENCE. SHE IS ADORABLE AT ANY SIZE.
WE, NEED TO LEARN TO ACCEPT PEOPLE AS THEY ARE, AND FOR THE HEARTS THE LOVE, THATS WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS. SO ALL OF THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IS UNCALLED FOR NONE OF YOU ARE ON OPRAH SINGING~
SHE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH A WONDERFUL LIFE!

Instead of praising people for all the weight they've lost, we should ask them how, and why, they allowed themsleves to gain the weight in the first place! Eighty pounds!?! BFD. She should be embarassed that she HAD that much to lose! The show "Biggest Loser" is aptly named.

I love our weekly fatty thread. All the fatsos come out and complain about thyroid disorders and how they're picked on, but you never hear them talking about eating less or that huge Dr Pepper they drink while eating SlimFast. Keep eating those bacon sandwiches and drinking maple syrup.

all those people who are comenting that she cant sing. I dont recall any one of you been in " the spot light" for any reason if you have nothing good to say shut your mouth. so what seheh cant sing. Im sure she is doign better that you fat, no job having, broke, can only collect U/E people with bad reviews out there.. get a life

Weight Watchers is a sensible and healthy way to change your eating habits for ever. I can see why the organization would balk at JH going on about how many pounds she's lost, since that is not the emphasis of the diet program. And since WW is paying JH big bucks to represent them, she should play the game as dictated. She does look fabulous now. Given how much weight she's lost, and how little extra (saggy) skin is evident on her frame, I'd guess that she's had some tucking surgery as well.

ADM My Post Are not Even 4U… Where The H#ll U All Come From With This Hating- Guess Im Doing Something Rite =)
OMG!!! U All Need 2Grow Up U Guys Are Hilarious Get A Life And ADM U Must Be Retarted Hunni Because They Are Understandable =)

I know her mom would be so very proud of her. The way she seemed to handle the tragic deaths in her family and her mega weight loss. Jennifer just seems to be a very grounded and a very nice person. Good for her!

Congrats on losing the weight, and you just know Oprah is sitting there thinking....I mean you know she is thinking it... cause its only natural...but Oppy is thinkin it...Baby...lets see if you can keep it off cause losing is one thing but keeping it off is quite another. You know she is thinkin it. But congrats to that fine fine women of courage and substance, Jennifer Hudson, if I had been there I would have stood and clapped like everyone else.

Her currrent WW ad is torture to listen to, I was sick of it the first time I heard it. It's like listening to someone scratch a chalkboard. She can't hit the high notes so she just screams. It's awful, I wish she would just gain it all back (you know she will) now and go away.

I actually think she had surgery too (lap band) because they get that bobble-head look when they lose weight after surgery and she has it. There's nothing wrong with surgery and you don't have to tell us about it either but don't lie. She may have used Weight Watchers after the surgery but not weight watchers alone.

I'm very happy for Mrs. Hudson; because of her as a positive role model for young women, I too have joined Weight Watchers online program. As a result, I have lost 8 lbs in a month. This is a healthy way to lose weight and become a more healthier individual.

I think she is an amazing singer and very happy for her and her weight loss....she looks fantastic. But I am sorry, I saw her in person NYE and there is absolutley no way that she is a size 6..... Maybe an 8, but more likely a 10.

1st Lady – Yes, I can tell you are really grown. It's apparent from your extensive knowledge of the english language, grammar, punctuation and attempts at sarcasm that you have a ways to go. Good luck with that.

@1st lady. Hopefully you are not writing these posts with a straight face. Can you put together a coherent sentence? Good Lord, I blame the public school system. Please obtain a dictionary and reference it immediately. By the way, your writing makes you appear as a complete idiot.

You know one of the reasons why I really kind of resented seeing her on all of those Weight Watchers commercials was because of my belief that while a "normal" person can just about afford $14 per week to go a Weight Watchers meeting, she probably had her own chef and personal trainer...so of course she lost 80 pounds. I've got a lot more respect. Maybe I shouldn't have thought that way, but I bet that's why she went on Oprah; to say that she did it like all of us "normal" people.

You obviously are European pretending to be ethinic...it's so funny how everyone fell for this. I do not know one minority that writes like this. It's funny how bigots hide behind blogs and idiots fell for the bait.

She is proud of here accomplishment. Get over yourself. I'm not a big celebrity-follower, but geez, some of you just love to pick. No lives I guess. Now, pick on me (oh...mr/ms I have a life..why are you commenting if you really have a life). Just proves my point further, so nah!

HA, I love all the people saying " o well she can sing better than you" and "I"d like to hear you sing and see what you look like".

All of those comments are irrelevant. A bad singer can still call somebody a bad singer. None of you can name one thing inaccurate about that. If I think shes a bad singer, then I'll say shes a bad singer. Whether she can sing better than me or not couldn't be more irrelevant. The outcome is the same.

Jennifer used to tell that same lie when she was fat too and tried to criticize normal weight women for being too skinny. Yet, she's grinning like a cheshire cat after her successful weight-loss surgery. Fat women lie and say that they're happy with their weight but are always starting a new diet-on Monday. I think you all lie because you don't think that you can lose weight because you've tried everything-except eating right and exercising regularly for more than a week.

I am a WW member.Great program and it is not just all about diet. It's a live-it. WW changes your whole way of looking at food and gives you an opportunity to make a change. Some make changes slower than others. There is no "race" to the finish line because you never really finish.... Bravo to Jennifer!!!

I have to say for majority of you to be so called adults the way your spewing insults is disgusting I happen to be 250lbs and I'm on a diet because I want to be healthy not cause I'm ashamed of how I look (witch for the record I look smoking hot thank you very much) we should all learn how to be a little nicer because if it were you no matter how much you deny it your feelings would be hurt and you too would feel that same way. Also I think jennifer is extreamly talented and looks great!!!

this cow spent several minutes in different interviews telling us how happy she was to be a "full figured" girl and that she was completely happy with her body. She even went on to ridicule women for losing weight and not being true to themselves.

Yep. Fat girls tell that "I'm happy with my body lie" all the time but are always starting a new diet-on Monday. I think she had lap band and then started Weight Watchers because she has that bobble-head look that people get when they lose weight in a manner other than a healthy diet and exercise. There's nothing wrong with surgery but I hate when people lie. Her old photos also make it clear that she had a nose job-the surgeon did a good job.

This Neanderthal has the nerve to get a hissy fit because a woman is doing well for herself. Besides all the health benefits of losing excess weight if she wants to be skinny, it's America to hell with the likes of you.

That's why it is storming and snowing where it never have before and so many people are out of work .........GOD IS SO TRIED OF HIS PEOPLE HATING and hurting EACH OTHER. If you can't say something nice than PLEASE just don't say nothing. You need prayers and you know who you are... good day.

Lmao!! I agree with you eddie. D@mn there is nothing worse that see a fat person with their fat hanging out. Good Lord summer is coming and I have to train my eyes not to look at the rolls that will be squeezing out of tight shorts and cut off tops with belly fat hanging to the knees. I think it pretty disgusting seeing fat people struggling to walk up the street yet stuffing ice cream in their mouths. Then you look around to find a moose alert horn to warn other people of the approaching hippo coming their way. Before you throw your insults at me..yes I look in the mirror every day and I'm smoking hot thank you.

Please tell me your joking... Lets see your face at the grammys and the Oscars, then maybe someone will eventually take your negative tude in to consideration. In the mean time, get a life and stop putting down others' accomplishments because it makes you feel better about yourself.

Some of you haters need to grow up, some of you probably hate her because she's so talented in singing and she won an oscar to prove it, sadly some of you have got nothing better to do than slag off other people and it's unfortunate that you can wake up every morning and all you can think of is who you are going to say nasty things about, if there are singers or actors whose music or acting you don't like all you have to do is turn off the radio or TV...... No wonder why there's no peace in the world......

Not only do I agree with your comment, but how sad is it that most of these people cannot write properly and have certainly dropped out of school before learning anything. Sad to know that so many Americans can't read or write.

Bill,
You don't have to be insulting. People who are overweight know they are overweight and there is no need to call them fat.
Look people, unless you have a medical reason for being overweight such as a thyroid issue or a cortisol issue, then learn that eating the "american" i.e. western diet is going to decrease your fiber intake, increase your insuline response, increase your fat intake and will decrease your vitamin and mineral intake, which leads to half of all americans being overweight to obese. It's no fun being fat, but lets face it, most of us put ourselves there and then feel sorry for ourselves because of the weight we've gained. Getting defensive doesn't fix the problem. Action however does.
It's simple and you don't need bariatric sugery to fix this. There is no quick fix to permanent weight loss. Diets do not work. Permanent weight loss is done by eating as natural as possible and getting excercise daily. Fruits and vegetables have bright colors and fuel your body. Most fried foods are beige and have nothing for you but more pounds around the middle. No more soda, no more junk food or fast food as it's just bad for you. Whole grains, whole wheat, fruits, vegetables, milk, yogourt, water instead of soda, meats which are not processed, increase your fiber intake, no fried foods and olive or canola oil to your salad dressings (home made of course) and get off the couch and go for a walk and get some excercise each day. Don't smoke and give it 8 weeks of this and your energy level will be higher and suprise, surprise you will lose weight. You didn't put it on in one day so it's not going to come off in one day.
You can cut down what I say by saying it's none of my business if you're overweight and you would be right. But if what you are doing isn't working for you, why not give it a try??? What have you got to lose??

if you are fat you are fat...why do people have to tip toe around it?? You know how you look...... its not degrogatory, you are who you are, fat, skinny or whatever!!!If you saw a person who was skinny you would call them skinny... Damn, people are too sensitive!

To some extent I agree with you, but i would point out that metabolism plays a large part in it, as does the access to activity. Some body types are naturally heavier. My heritage is German-Irish and I am heavier set. I was also on steroids for a medical condition during my teen years that stunted my growth. If I work out constantly (as in when I had a 60+ hour a week job that required physical activity) I can maintain an "average" weight, but normally I am considered overweight. I have a friend that never works out, usually sits at home eats all day and has never weighed more than 100 pounds.
There have been numerous studies that show that activity is possibly the largest contributor to weight problems. Two of the largest trouble spots are inner cities and rural areas. It has been shown that in general Southern food is no more unhealthy than other regions. Like many skewings, the fried food gets sensationalized by TV and people outside of the South, but the diet is fairly varied. The problem is access to resources. Most places in the south you have to drive to get things. In the inner cities, you could walk but in high crime neighborhoods where it's not safe you see the same pattern of obesity rates as in other areas where things are spaced our too far or just not easily available.
Finally there is the issue of body image. We use the BMI to judge obesity, not taking into account that it is a linear approximation of something that scales by a power law. The range of accuracy contained as relatively narrow range of height and bone structures. If you are very tall or very short, it gets ridiculous. Our concept of healthy weight is skewed too, mostly by various media constantly parading people who have been hand-picked for certain features, made to workout for several hours a day and then photoshopped after all of that.

And a lot of "fat people" aren't haussing down the deep-drived gravy or whatever...in fact, I know a lot of bigger people who have better lifestyle habits than size 00 folks. Two of my best friends are professional models for H&M and yet guzzle diet coke and coffee like it's water. Talk about unhealthy.

You all think ya so funny but this is serious. Looks TO ME like JENN is saying "Yes Oprah they are real and no you cant touch them or nuzzle them or massage them with oils and fragrance or paint them or..."

Jennifer says "Well no Im not sayin you remind me of an overweight Badger, NOOOooo, not a all. What I was trying to say is, take you and Gayle...Now Badgers live in burrows and, well....you know what Im saying".

I can’t believe some of you! Jealousy is a horrible emotion. Oprah has shown that this is her REAL hair so many time for some not to know this is truly funny. As for Jennifer’s sing, THE GIRL IS ONE OF THE BEST!!!! I am so glad that I was taught and learned the lesson well that just because someone is good at something they maybe better then you does not make you any less. To all of the hateful nasty people on this site, just because you try and make someone else look bad does not make you look good.

I can see you did not watch the Oprah episode where she had Chris Rock on promoting his "Good Hair" movie. She showed the world all that wild, long nappy hair. All hers, all natural. Maybe you should watch the show more often. Dang I have a job and only caught that online in a video! Even Tyra Banks had Chris Rock on her show and took off her weave and started wearing her “real” hair, which happens to be past her shoulders. So quick to criticize too lazy to check your facts!

Wow...what a hater. For your information THAT IS OPRAH'S HAIR. Get a copy of the show (with Chris Rock) about African American hair. Then you'll be able to comment. Until then you, and the rest of the IDIOTS, who think Oprah is wearing a weave will continue to sound ignorant.